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BOOK WEEK ACTIVITIES
Find family fun with Townsville’s Children’s Book Week activities Discover the magic of stories with the whole family this Children’s Book Week at Townsville City libraries. Children’s Book Week is an initiative of The Children’s Book Council of Australia. To...
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR SPORTSTAR AWARDS
Nominations now open for NQ Sportstar Awards If you know a Townsville sports champion now is the time to nominate them for the 2024 North Queensland Sportstar Awards. The awards are the longest-running and most widely recognized sports awards in regional Queensland,...
RURAL WOMEN JOIN NATIONAL SURVEY
CheekyMac Productions is seeking 1,000 women from rural, regional, and remote Australia to participate in a survey for their documentary Rural Daughters. This feature film will explore the unique challenges and successes of these women. The survey, in...
DAM TO BE OPEN FOR FISHING
Townsville anglers will soon be resting their tackle boxes on the bank of the Ross River Dam’s spit as Council voted today to officially open the Dam to recreational land-based fishing next year. A report presented to Councillors in the Ordinary meeting today was...
PARKS AND PLAYGROUND TOOL
With Townsville being spoilt for choice boasting well over 300 parks and playgrounds, Council has developed a new online tool making finding that perfect playground a breeze. Councillor Brodie Phillips said Council’s exciting new Parks and Playgrounds webpage was the...
RIVERWAY LIVE FOR PARIS 2024
Townsville locals could share in the glory of three of Townsville’s four Olympians on the big screen at Riverway this weekend as Townsville goes LIVE for the Paris Olympics. A LIVE site is being Activated at Riverway over two weekends for the Olympics and Paralympic...
MEALS ON WHEELS HELP WANTED
St. Andrew's Meals on Wheels needs a few more volunteers. It has been serving the Townsville community for almost 60 years and the need keeps growing. We deliver meals 5 days a week and provide a welcome visit for many. If you have 3 or 4 hours to spare one day a...
TOWNSVILLE DONATES PLASMA
Townsville City Council employees are rolling up their sleeves to compete against almost 300 councils from around the country in Lifeblood’s Local Government Blood Drive. Acting CEO, Joe McCabe said as one of the city’s largest employers, Council staff could...
SPORTS DAD OF THE YEAR
Nominate your local dad to be crowned Australia’s "Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year” ahead of Father’s Day Nominations are now open for the 2024 Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year Award Australians are being called upon to nominate local dads in the...